FETCH reads microTSP and EViews format databank files.
FETCH <list of series> ;
FETCH [disk:]seriesname [ [disk:]seriesname ] ;
Usage
MicroTSP-format databank files may be useful for transferring data between microTSP/EViews and TSP. They are plain (editable, non-binary) files containing comments, frequency, starting and ending dates, and data values (one per line). See the microTSP/EViews documentation for details. They are not efficient in terms of disk space usage or the time required to read or write them. However, they are easy to edit, for manual data revision. To fetch a series from a microTSP databank name series .DB, use the command
FETCH series ;
series.DB must be in the default directory.
To move regular TSP databanks between machines (such as VAX/VMS to a personal computer), use the DBCOPY command.
The STORE command creates the files read by FETCH.
FETCH X Y;
reads the series X and Y (and any imbedded comments and documentation) from the files X.DB and Y.DB.
Hall, Robert E., and Lilien, David, microTSP Version 6.5 User's Manual, Quantitative Micro Software, 1989.